the Russian army bombed the Kherson regionpartially recovered from Ukraine, a total of 57 times in the past 24 hours, in attacks in which one person was injured, Yaroslav Yanushevych, head of the region’s military administration, said on Monday.
As confirmed by the military official in his Telegram account, “Russian occupiers bombed the territory of the Kherson region 57 times.”
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The Russians have bombed unoccupied Kherson 57 times in the past 24 hours
The Ukrainian military fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, on the front lines of the Kherson region. File photo REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
the Russian army they bombed the Kherson regionpartially recovered from Ukraine, a total of 57 times in the past 24 hours, in attacks in which one person was injured, Yaroslav Yanushevych, head of the region’s military administration, said on Monday.
As confirmed by the military official in his Telegram account, “Russian occupiers bombed the territory of the Kherson region 57 times.”
“Peaceful settlements in the region were attacked with MLRS (self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems), artillery and mortar fire… One person was injured,” the military high command report added.
Russian authorities block almost 15,000 web pages in one week
Russian authorities have blocked nearly 15,000 web pages in a week, the NGO Roskomsvoboda, dedicated to protecting digital rights in the country, reported on Monday.
According to the source, the total number of blocks last week is 14,800, while the weekly average this year is no more than 5,000. Throughout 2022, Russia’s communications regulator and other agencies shut down between 1,500 and 7,000 digital assets each week.
Roskomsvoboda said this was the highest number of weekly blocks since 2021, when authorities silenced 18,100 websites calling for protests in support of opposition leader Alexéi Navalni.
Ukraine restores most of its electricity system
Ukrainian emergency teams have restored most of the generation capacity of the country’s electricity system, which was severely damaged in recent weeks by Russian attacks.
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chairman of the board of directors of NEC Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s state-owned electricity company, confirmed that most of the infrastructure was repaired on Sunday afternoon, local news agency Ukrinform reported.
“So far, Ukrainian power engineers have been able to restore most of the generation capabilities after this week’s Russian missile attacks,” said Kudrytskyi. In any case, the destruction caused by the Russian offensive of December 5, one of the most destructive in recent weeks, still prevents the full use of the country’s thermal power plants.
Russia is holding 232 Ukrainians hostage, the governor said
The governor of Zaporizhzhia oblast, Oleksandr Starukh, reported on Telegram that 573 Ukrainians passed through Russian captivity and specified that 232 of them remain hostages.
“At the same time, international organizations are showing helplessness in the face of the violation of the right to life and security,” the official said.
Joe Biden supports Ukraine’s peace plan based on UN principles
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has supported the will of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelensky, to achieve “a just peace” based on the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.
“President Biden welcomed President Zelensky’s stated openness to a just peace based on the fundamental principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter,” the White House said in a statement.
In his telephone conversation, held on the eve of the virtual G7 summit, Biden also stressed his country’s commitment to continue offering Ukraine economic, humanitarian and defensive aid and to hold Russia accountable “for its crimes against war and of atrocities”.
The USDA cut global corn production estimates on declines in Ukraine and Russia
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) cut its global corn production estimates for the 2022-23 crop, mainly due to sharp declines in volumes in Ukraine and Russia.
According to the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (Wasde) report released today, world production would shrink by 6.5 million tonnes: 4.5 million in Ukraine and one million in Russia.
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Russia has tried to swap a former US Marine for a Russian detained in Germany
Griner’s trade for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has raised questions about why Washington failed to secure the simultaneous release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine accused by Moscow of espionage.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby was questioned Sunday over media reports that negotiations stalled over a Russian request that Vadim Krasikov, a former colonel in Russia’s national intelligence agency, was serving a life sentence for murder in Germany.
Kirby acknowledged in statements to ABC that “there was a claim that they wanted a Mr. Krasikov, whom the Germans had in custody.” “That wasn’t considered a serious offer,” said Kirby, who described Krasikov as “a killer.”
Kirby had told CNN in late July that including Krasikov in any sort of deal was “a bad faith attempt (by Moscow) to avoid a serious offer” by the United States.
Source: Clarin
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